The Osun State Police Command has arrested two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in connection with a shooting incident that left a driver dead in Osogbo on Sunday.
The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at the Dada Estate area of the state capital.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the suspects were identified as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel.
According to the statement, the officers were reportedly chasing suspected tokunbo (foreign-used) vehicles when the incident occurred.
“Following the report, police operatives swiftly responded and apprehended the two officers. Meanwhile, the driver of the said ash-coloured Toyota Corolla, one of the vehicles being chased by the Customs, was shot and confirmed dead by a medical doctor at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital,” the statement read.
The police added that the corpse of the yet-to-be-identified victim had been deposited in a morgue.
The statement said during the operation, several items were recovered from the scene, including a Beretta pistol with breech number 125024, 11 rounds of 9mm live ammunition, one expanded 9mm shell, a white Toyota Corolla with Lagos registration number AAA 400 GQ, and an ash Toyota Corolla with registration number GFQ 0982.
“The suspects are currently in police custody. The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has ordered a thorough investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the statement added.
The command assured the public that anyone found culpable would face the full wrath of the law . It urged residents to remain calm and cooperate with security agencies by providing credible information that could aid the investigation.
